Private Tour Temple of Heaven Houhai Hutong & Local Delicacy from Beijing
New visitors to Beijing can get acquainted with the city at an easygoing pace on this private layover tour. With an expert guide, explore a China's ancient sacrificial building - Temple of Heaven; wander in Tian’anmen Square and admire a variety of significant edifices; stroll on the most well-known and prosperous Wangfujing Street; visit the best preserved mansion in China. Then, walk along Hutong and experience the original Beijijng atmosphere.
- Get in touch with the everyday people and experience local lifestyle in Houhai Hutong
- Visit the best preserved mansion - Prince Gong's Mansion
- Lunch is included, with Vegetarian diet, Beijing Duck and Sichuan Cuisine available
- Your guide can answer all your questions about the city on this small group tour
- Travel in Beijing like a local by public transportation
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Private Tour Temple of Heaven Houhai Hutong & Local Delicacy from Beijing
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What's included in Private Tour Temple of Heaven Houhai Hutong & Local Delicacy from Beijing
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Temple of Heaven
Your tour guide will be welcoming you at exit of the airport with the welcoming board on which your name will be written at 08:30 a.m.. Then, we will transfer to Beijing old city center and start the wonderful layover tour. Firstly, we will visit Temple of Heaven. It is the Largest Existing Architecture Group For Heaven Worship in the World. Originally, the Temple of Heaven was the place where emperors of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty held the Heaven Worship Ceremony. Residents living near the this place enjoy many activities here, such as running, cycling, singing, dancing, playing chess, flying kites, etc. You can become involved personally in these activities and experience the leisure pursuits of local people. Then, we will walk through Qianmen Street, head to Tian’anmen Square and admire a variety of significant edifices.
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
The solemn and respectful Tian’anmen Square is the largest central city square in the world, which serves not only the city's symbol but also the whole of China. This immense courtyard is surrounded by a variety of significant edifices such as the Tian’anmen Tower, Great Hall of the People, Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao, Monument to the People's Heroes and National Museum. It is the must place to visit in Beijing City.
Wangfujing Street
Wangfujing is one of the most famous shopping streets, not only in Beijing but in all of China. It is the most well-known and prosperous shopping street with modern and fashion trends. Wangfujing Shopping Street houses a wide variety of shops and boutiques, some of which are of world-famous brands as well as restaurants. Apart from that, there are also many time honored stores with traditional commodities standing in the street for hundreds of years. Nowadays, Beijing Wangfujing Street is a modern commercial street which can be paralleled with Champs Elysees in Paris. Another Wangfujing landmark: the Foreign Languages Bookstore. The store sells books, art supplies, videos and CDs on several floors, but the street level is the place to buy coffee table books about China in a variety of languages as well as cookbooks and books to help you learn the Chinese language. At noon, we will enjoy local traditional food for lunch(Vegetarian diet, Beijing Duck and Sichuan Cuisine are available). In the afternoon, we will visit Prince Gong's Mansion and stroll along Houhai Hutong.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Professional tour guide
- Entrance fee of the indicated attractions
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We pick up from Beijing Capital International Airport or nearby hotels.
Meeting / End Points
- We pick up from Beijing Capital International Airport or nearby hotels.